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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

Civic education is the cornerstone of a functioning democracy, yet recent evaluations reveal significant gaps in how it is taught across the nation. High-quality civics and U.S. history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society.

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STUDENT VOICE: My generation knows less about civics than my parents’ generation did, yet we need it more than ever

The Hechinger Report

That’s why I’m convinced that we as a nation have to prioritize civics education in schools to encourage civic engagement, empathy and critical thinking to sustain our constitutional democracy. Unlike the majority of my peers, I am receiving a robust civics education, but it is largely outside of school.

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How Digital Credentials Can Elevate Existing Programs

ED Surge

In response, some higher education institutions are creating microcredential programs that positively impact student success, but you don’t have to create an entirely new program to show your institution’s value. However, higher education cannot continue to assume that it knows what employers want and need.

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Boost Student Achievement with High-Quality Instructional Materials on Social Studies

TCI

Engaging students in social studies goes beyond simply covering the material; its about helping them connect historical events to current issues and develop critical thinking skills. Youll also learn about HQIMs impact on academic performance and civic readiness, along with strategies for effective implementation.

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Implementing the Inquiry Design Model for Social Studies in a New Jersey Public School: A Journey of Growth and Discovery

C3 Teachers

With his guidance, we established a cohort model for training teachers, ensuring that educators received the necessary coaching, modeling, and curriculum-writing support to confidently implement IDM. Some educators were initially hesitant, concerned about time constraints, student readiness, and adapting to a new instructional approach.

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To Address Climate Anxiety, Consider How Students Get Their News on the Issue

ED Surge

There’s good news in findings like these for educators looking for opportunities to affect change. The snapshot of our survey about how college students respond to climate change tells us they have devoted considerably more attention to thinking about climate change than their counterparts in the general population have.

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Facebook Makes It Cheap to Market to New Students. But It Costs Colleges Dearly.

ED Surge

When social media came along, higher education marketers were quick to recognize the value in building communities and audiences around their brands. Higher education marketers moved more and more of our strategy toward paid social media marketing. And the price for this marketing utopia?